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January 2012

  • Hundreds of NYC restaurateurs, or 4.2%, sound off on sanitary inspections

    Posted: January 25th, 2012 - 2:50pm

    The New York City Council will announce Wednesday that nearly 1,000 restaurant operators have responded, after only two weeks, to a Web survey seeking their views about the city health department’s new letter-grading system for food safety.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Restaurant Inspection  |  Comments
  • MAINE company holds cold smoked salmon product after FDA order

    Posted: January 25th, 2012 - 2:49pm

    SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Inspection found Listeria monocytogenes in manufacturing facility, equipment A Maine food processing and storage company destroyed its cold smoked salmon product under the supervision of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after inspectors found Listeria monocytogenes within the firm's facility and on processing equipment.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    FDA
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • Growth inhibition of foodborne pathogens by Oenococcus oeni

    Posted: January 25th, 2012 - 2:48pm

    Abstract:  To explore the possibility of using Oenococcus oeni to inhibit foodborne pathogens, and to characterize antimicrobial compounds produced by O. oeni, 24 strains of O.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Food Science, Volume 77, Issue 1, pages M15–M19
    Other Microorganisms  |  Comments
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7 facilitates the penetration of Staphylococcus aureus into table eggs

    Posted: January 25th, 2012 - 2:47pm

    Abstract:  Fresh eggshells collected from a local farm were subjected to different levels of surface contamination with feces containing different levels (3 to 5 log10) of Escherichia coli O157:H7 or Staphylococcus aureus and incubated at 3 different temperatures (10, 25, and 32 °C).

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Food Science, Volume 77, Issue 1, pages M29–M34
    E. coli, Other Microorganisms  |  Comments
  • Survival and growth of foodborne pathogens in minimally processed vegetables at 4 and 15 °C

    Posted: January 25th, 2012 - 2:47pm

    Abstract:  We conducted this study to investigate the survival and growth of pathogens on fresh vegetables stored at 4 and 15 °C.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Food Science, Volume 77, Issue 1, pages M48–M50
    Other Microorganisms  |  Comments
  • Effect of packaging and storage time on survival of Listeria monocytogenes on kippered beef steak and turkey tenders

    Posted: January 25th, 2012 - 2:45pm

    Abstract:  The objective of our study was to determine effect of packaging method and storage time on reducing Listeria monocytogenes in shelf-stable meat snacks. Commercially available kippered beef steak strips and turkey tenders were dipped into a 5-strain L. monocytogenes cocktail, and dried at 23 °C until a water activity of 0.80 was achieved.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Journal of Food Science, Volume 77, Issue 1, pages M57–M60
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • At least they didn’t switch to clover; sprouts are out at Jason's Deli

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:12pm

    Sprouts served on Jimmy John’s sandwiches supplied by a farm called Tiny Greens sickened 140 people with Salmonella, primarily in Indiana in late 2010. In Jan. 2011, Jimmy John’s owner Jimmy John Liautaud said his restaurants would replace alfalfa sprouts, effective immediately, with allegedly easier-to-clean clover sprouts.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Food Safety Culture  |  Comments
  • UK meat plants get public scrutiny with cause for concern list

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:11pm

    Scores on Doors was too direct for the Brits, but now they’ve come out with a Cause for Concern scheme to name and shame meat plants that have lousy audits.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • Celery seed source of salmonella in Mock Salt

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:10pm

    Once again, a seasoning has been fingered as the source of salmonella, although no one is sick this time (yet, or that is know) Jones’ Seasoning Blends LLC announced a voluntary recall of Jones’ Mock Salt Original as well as Jones’ Mock Salt Spicy Southwest Blend due to the potential contamination of Salmonella.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • US: E. coli grant hits home for researcher

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:09pm

    A year ago, Jim Keen's niece got very sick from a strain of E. coli. She nearly died.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Omaha World Herald
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • Belgian baby formula-linked Salmonella outbreak sickens 16 in RUSSIA

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:08pm

    Tainted powdered milk formula from Belgium has been recalled in Russia after more than a dozen babies were struck down with Salmonellosis. The Russian food safety authority, Rospotrebnadzor, has initiated a recall and officials in Belgium have completed an investigation at a Belgian processing plant after being notified of the outbreak.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Food Quality
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • INDIA: Civic food samplers busy shielding VVIP stomachs

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:08pm

    For all the thousands of Bangaloreans who eat out every day, here’s a sobering thought. There are only six civic staffers who are deputed to check the standards of hygiene in the city’s 50,000-plus eateries. What is scarier is that not a single eatery has been checked in the past six months.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Bangalore Mirror
    Restaurant Inspection  |  Comments
  • Consumer preferences regarding food-related risk-benefit messages

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:06pm

    Abstract: Purpose - The aim of this study was to identify and explore consumer preferences and information needs regarding the simultaneous communication of risks and benefits associated with food consumption. The focus was on the net health impact of risks and benefits on life expectancy, quality of life, and Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs).

    Date Published: 
    23.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    British Food Journal
    None  |  Comments
  • US: Consumer reports: Food allergies are not rampant, and they can change over time

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:05pm

    Living with a food allergy or intolerance can be a huge hassle. So it’s surprising how many people think they have sensitivities to certain foods — and alter their lives accordingly — when they really don’t.

    Date Published: 
    23.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Washington Post
    Allergies  |  Comments
  • UK: Iceland recalls frozen minced lamb

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:04pm

    Iceland is recalling its frozen minced lamb because some batches may be contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella is a bacterium that causes food poisoning. The affected batches have a 'best before' date of 11 October 2012. If you have bought the product don’t eat it. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice. Product details

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Food Standards Agency
    Salmonella  |  Comments
  • IRELAND: Recall of a batch of Wicklow Blue Irish Farmhouse Cheese due to high levels of Listeria monocytogenes

    Posted: January 24th, 2012 - 3:03pm

     Summary Category 1: For Action Alert Notification: 2012.01 Product: Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese: Wicklow Blue Irish Farmhouse Cheese (“a mild creamy blue veined brie cheese”); pack size: 150g, approval number: IE1915EC Batch Code: BATC11326B; best before date: 31/01/2012 Country Of Origin: Ireland

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    FSAI
    Listeria  |  Comments
  • ’Nothing can be done to ensure seeds are safe’ sprouted seeds pose an unacceptable risk to health

    Posted: January 23rd, 2012 - 6:06pm

    As officials in Brussels meet Jan. 26, 2012, to discuss the introduction of new control measures to prevent a repeat of last year’s E. coli O104 outbreak in Germany and France, food safety experts have questioned the effectiveness of the measures proposed.

    Date Published: 
    23.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    barfblog
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • AUSTRALIA: TELL US: Seville water play park out of play

    Posted: January 23rd, 2012 - 6:05pm

    An E coli bacteria outbreak could be behind Yarra Ranges Council’s decision to close a water play park in Seville. Chair of the Seville Township Group Trilby-Roux Dewhurst said she was told by a Yarra Ranges spokesperson earlier this month that after several reports of gastroenteritis, the water had been tested at the water play park.

    Date Published: 
    24.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader
    E. coli  |  Comments
  • ALABAMA: State suffers serious tornado damage, food safety inspectors deployed

    Posted: January 23rd, 2012 - 6:04pm

    Montgomery, AL -- The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has activated the Emergency Operations Center at the department headquarters in Montgomery.

    Date Published: 
    23.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    WAFF
    Food Safety Policy  |  Comments
  • CALIFORNIA: Supreme Court overturns Calif. law on euthanizing downed livestock

    Posted: January 23rd, 2012 - 6:03pm

    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation’s food system.

    Date Published: 
    23.jan.12
    Source Title: 
    Associated Press
    Animal Welfare  |  Comments